Dortmund defender Marc Bartra was injured in the incident ahead of a scheduled game against Monaco.

Borussia Dortmund's team bus has been hit by an explosion ahead of the first leg of its Champions League quarterfinal against Monaco on Tuesday.

Dortmund saidthe explosion occurred at the departure of the bus from the hotel around an hour ahead of the scheduled kick-off time at Signal Iduna Park, adding that defender Marc Bartra was injured and taken to the hospital.

The team later announced the match has been postponed until 12:45 p.m. ET Wednesday.

"Bomb explosion bythe team bus at the team hotel. Players are safe. No danger at the stadium. More information to follow," the club posted on Twitter.

They also stressed that there was "no cause for concern" for individuals at the stadium.